In the passage “The Watermelon Seed,” why are the events in paragraphs 6 and 7 important to what happens in paragraph 8? Use two details from the passage to support your response.
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What do paragraphs 9 through 11 of “The Watermelon Seed” show about growing new watermelons? Use two details from the passage to support your response.
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How does the illustration add to the reader’s understanding of “Pill Bugs”? Use two details from the passage to support your response.
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What do the details in paragraph 7 show about pill bugs? Use two details from the passage to support your response.
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What do paragraphs 8 through 11 show about Abraham Lincoln? Use two details from the story to support your response
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What is a main idea of paragraphs 2 through 4 in “Pill Bugs”? Use two details from the passage to support your response.
In paragraph 3, what is most likely the narrator’s point of view of Stephanie?
Stephanie likes to talk with many people on the bus
Sometimes Stephanie acts younger than she really is.
Stephanie likes to stay friends with people for a long time
Sometimes Stephanie acts in a mean way toward a friend.
What does the phrase “left out” mean as used in paragraph 7?
watched
alone
troubled
careful
Which quotation best shows how Rosa and Stephanie usually act with each other?
“Rosa and Stephanie did everything together.” (paragraph 2)
“She walked away to join Toni and Vanessa, and Rosa was left standing alone.” (paragraph 5)
“Rosa tried not to check the mirror to see if Stephanie had noticed.” (paragraph 7)
“But Rosa walked past her and slid into the empty seat next to Kiara.” (paragraph 8)
In paragraphs 16 through 20, the reader can see that Rosa changes from
trying to avoid someone to making new friends
feeling sad about something to having a good time
wanting to upset her friend to wanting to include her
having a good time to feeling angry at someone
In paragraph 21, what does the phrase “Stephanie brightened” mean?
She became smarter.
She moved into the sunlight.
She changed into dressy clothes.
She became happier.
In paragraphs 16 through 20, the reader can see that Rosa changes from
trying to avoid someone to making new friends
feeling sad about something to having a good time
wanting to upset her friend to wanting to include her
having a good time to feeling angry at someone
What question does paragraph 3 help to answer?
How do ears take in sounds?
What do eardrums do?
How do noises travel?
What do sounds feel like?
Which sentence explains why there are no sounds in outer space?
Sound waves cannot travel fast enough to be heard in space
Sound waves cannot bounce off things in space.
There is no air in space for sound waves to travel through.
There are no people or animals in space to hear sound waves.
What happens right after sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate?
The brain makes sense of what is heard.
Nerve hairs send signals to the brain.
Sound waves travel through the ear canal.
Some sound waves cause lower sounds.
Which phrase from the passage best explains the meaning of “silence” as it is used in paragraph 7?
“There are no sounds” (paragraph 7)
“Because there is no air” (paragraph 7)
“sound waves bounce back” (paragraph 8)
“clap your hands in an empty room” (paragraph 8)
Which sentence best states the main idea of the passage?
Some noises are loud and others are quiet.
Sound waves do not travel through all things the same way.
Vibrations create sound waves that let us hear noises.
There is no air or sound in outer space.
Based on the passage, what does the author most likely think about how people hear?
Learning how people understand sounds is very interesting.
It is strange that all sounds do not return to where they start.
It is hard to find out how people make sense of sounds.
The fact that there is no sound in space is a problem.
